P{lacW} is inserted between nucleotides 449 and 450 (where the drl transcription start site is at nucleotide 487). The insertion sites of P{etau-lacZ}drlP3.765 and P{lacW}pigeonP1 are identical.
The P{etau-lacZ}drlP3.765 insertion in drlP3.765 is inserted at the same nucleotide as the P{lacW}pigeonP1 insertion.
Mutant animals show decreased 1 hour memory that is further reduced by aging.
Homozygotes display very weak adult brain defects. In about 5% of flies, fibres abnormally cross the midline above the fan-shaped body. The β lobes are partially fused in about a quarter of flies.
The fan-shaped body is sometimes slightly flattened at the top compared to wild-type in homozygous adults. A cluster of cell bodies reaches the top of the fan-shaped body, but the number of cell bodies in this cluster can be strongly reduced. A partial fusion of the β lobes is seen in about 70% of animals. The α lobes appear thinner than wild-type in some flies.
In contrast to lack of brain defects reported in FBrf0083785, P{lacW}pigeonP1/Df(2L)VA12 adults show brain defects. The fan-shaped body is distorted on its dorsal side, where axonal structures replace cell bodies. The α lobes of the mushroom bodies are reduced and the β lobes are fused or juxtaposed. Mutant flies show some pupal lethality, indicating a developmental defect as well as a learning and memory defect for the P{lacW}pigeonP1 chromosome.
cas3921, drlP1 has partially lethal phenotype
drlP1 has adult mushroom body beta'-lobe phenotype, enhanceable by cas3921
drlP1 has adult mushroom body beta-lobe phenotype, enhanceable by cas3921
drlP1 has adult brain phenotype, enhanceable by cas3921
drlP1 has ellipsoid body phenotype, enhanceable by cas3921
drlP1 has mushroom body phenotype, enhanceable by cas3921
drlP1 is rescued by drlUAS.cCa/Scer\GAL47B
drlP1 is rescued by drlUAS.cCa/Scer\GAL47B
drlP1 is not rescued by drlUAS.cCa/Scer\GAL47B
P{lacW}pigeonP1 is inserted 800 bp downstream of the pigeon transcription unit, perhaps in the 5'UTR of drl. In fact, the P{etau-lacZ} in drlP3.765, is inserted 6 bp away from the pigeonP1 allele. The P{lacW} insertion in the pigeonP1 mutant could therefore be causing an additional drl phenotype.
Aspects of the expression pattern of P{lacW}pigeonP1 correspond to that of drl.